Important Dates
Please refer to the website of the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (OAFA) for more details on dates related to:
- applying to CUHK
- any interviews by academic departments/ programmes, and
- prioritizing college choices
The dates shown may differ depending on whether you are a local student applying through JUPAS, a local non-JUPAS applicant, a student from the Mainland applying via the system set up through the Ministry of Education, or a student from other parts of the world. Only some of these dates are given below, referring especially for JUPAS applicants.
Please also refer the website of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) for information on orientation activities based on departments/ programmes, and special orientations for Mainland and international students.
This page only gives the important dates up to the first week of term. For events later in the academic year, please refer to the page for Events Calendar.
2025
| Date | Event |
| Wed 6 Aug | Release of JUPAS Main Round Result |
| Thu 7 Aug | University Orientation Day |
| Tue 12 – Wed 13 Aug | College interviews (JUPAS – HKDSE) |
| Thu 21 Aug | Release of College assignment results |
| Wed 27 Aug | Course selection for Year 1 students |
| Mon 25-Thu 28 Aug | College O’camp |
| Sat 30 Aug | Hostel move-in for international, mainland and exchange students |
| Sun 31 Aug | Hostel move-in for local students |
| Mon 1 Sep | 1st term commencement |
| Tue 2-Thu 4 Sep | 1st week of communal dining |
| Fri 5 Sep | Extended orientation (1st and 2nd session) |
College Office
G/F, CW Chu College
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
